Hannah Montana the Movie (2009)

"Handles the strained daddy/daughter bond with sufficient lightness and laughs so that fathers won't mind accompanying their spawn.  Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
"It's just as awesome as the tv show only bigger and prettier.  Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times

Editor's Note Peter Chelsom (SERENDIPITY, SHALL WE DANCE?) directs teen superstar Miley Cyrus in this feature that brings the popular Disney Channel character Hannah Montana to the big screen. With a crazy double life in California as an everyday teen with the secret pop-star persona Hannah Montana, Miley Stewart (Cyrus) has forgotten who she really is. To get her back on track, Miley?s dad, Robby Ray Stewart (Miley?s real-life father, Billy Ray Cyrus), decides that she needs some time back on the family farm in Tennessee to celebrate Grandma Ruby?s (Margo Martindale) birthday. At first, Miley is belligerent, but with the help of Travis (Lucas Till), a former childhood crush who now works for Grandma Ruby as a farmhand, she begins to realize what is really important to her. Cyrus is famous for her girl-next-door personality, easy smile, and mugging for the camera, which abounds in this film. The coming-of-age tale also delves into the trials and tribulations of growing up and dealing with your first love, which is made all the more complicated by her secret superstar life. Till?s Travis is sure to make every teenage girl want her own well-mannered cowboy. Vanessa Williams appears as Miley/Hannah?s pushy publicist and Peter Gunn is a sneaky English journalist intent on getting some dirt on Hannah. Jason Earles and Emily Osment reprise their television roles as Miley?s brother, Jackson, and her best friend, Lilly. Country music fans will enjoy performances from Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, and Billy Ray Cyrus himself. The film also includes 12 new songs from Miley/Hannah.

	Billy Ray Cyrus
	Mitchel Musso
	Melora Hardin
	Lucas Till
	Miley Cyrus
	Vanessa Williams
	Moises Arias
	Peter Gunn
	Barry Bostwick
	Jason Earles
	Margo Martindale
	Emily Osment
	David Hennings - Director of Photography
	John Debney - Composer
	Tyra Banks - Featured
	Taylor Swift - Featured
	Rascal Flatts - Featured
	David Blocker - Executive Producer
	Steve Peterman - Executive Producer
	Miles Millar - Producer
	Dan Berendsen - Screenwriter
	Michael Poryes - Executive Producer
	Alfred Gough - Producer
	Peter Chelsom - Director

Hollywood Reporter
"[T]here are sufficient pratfalls and Miley/Hannah quick-changes to satisfy the fans, while Cyrus retains that natural, unforced likability that made her a star in the first place." 04/07/2009

Variety
"Propelled by the younger Cyrus' charisma and undeniable talent....[A] goofily endearing romp that might even lasso a few new fans..." 04/09/2009

USA Today
?The key to star Miley Cyrus? appeal is that she?s equal parts pop star and spunky down-home girl.? 04/10/2009

Los Angeles Times
?[T]he film allows Cyrus to deliver a solid ingenue performance, shimmering where she needs to shimmer, sassing where she needs to sass and, most important, continuing to offer audiences the image of a lovely but still recognizable real girl onto whom they can project their own dreams.? 04/10/2009

Premiere
"If you are a big fan of country music, you will enjoy it for the Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus and of course, Miley Cyrus performances." 04/09/2009

Washington Post
"Miley Cyrus mixes it up here with something that sounds like real country....The singer-actress has screen presence to spare and a nice, rich voice." 04/10/2009

Rolling Stone 5 of 10
The "this" is a big-screen version of the TV series that Miley and dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, have been doing for the Disney Channel since 2006 when Miley was just 13. Daughter and dad use assumed names (she's Miley Stewart and he's Robby Ray Stewart.) I'm assuming so the public won't think their real lives are this dull. The plot is Disney-for-Dummies basic: Miley is a country girl from Tennessee who moves to Los Angeles where she leads a double life as pop star Hannah Montana. The blonde wig she wears as Hannah fools everyone. In the movie, Robby Ray hijacks Miley's New York-bound jet to her home in Crowley Corners so Miley can get in touch with the girl she was. To her credit, Cryrus is way too scrappy to layer on all the sugar the script requires...The most shocking thing here is the fact that Peter Chelsom directed it. His 1995 movie Funny Bones is a genuinely transgressive piece of dark comedy. I can't detect a trace of Chelsom in Hannah Montana, which means he won't have to wear a blonde wig to hide his shame. Advance sales on Fandango indicate that 77 percent of U.S. moviegoers intend to pay up for Hannah Montana sugar shock on its opening weekend, compared to 1 percent for Seth Rogen's wildly inventive Observe and Report. Thems the facts. "Pop it, lock it and polkadot it," as Hannah sings in the film's "Hoedown Throwdown." I left Hannah Montana: The Movie feeling like a stranger in a strange land -- the American multiplex. - Peter Travers